2Commencement

3References to quota management areas, species, and
codes

(a)the quota management areas referred to
by a reference number are the fishery management areas described by
reference to the same number in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Fisheries
Act 1996, except as provided in paragraphs (c) to (d):

(b)where 2 or more quota management areas
are shown as combined in respect of any stock, the combined areas
together comprise 1 quota management area for that stock:

(c)in the case of certain giant spider crab
(Jacquinotia edwardsii) stocks,
the references to quota management areas 6A and 6B are references
to the areas set out in Schedule 2:

(d)in the case of certain sea cucumber (Stichopus mollis) stocks, the references
to quota management areas 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 5A, 5B, 7A, 7B, and 7D are
references to the areas set out in Schedule 3.

(2)The references
to species of fish in this notice are references to the species set
out in the first column of Schedule 1.

(a)the references to fishstock codes are,
in the case of stocks of horse mussel, sea cucumber, and surf clam,
references to the existing reporting codes in Schedule 3 of the Fisheries (Reporting)
Regulations 2001; and

(b)the fishstock codes for the other species
are those set out in the second column of Schedule 1; and

(c)the references to QMS fishstock codes
in the fourth column of Schedule 1 are references to
the codes for the relevant stock once it is introduced to the quota
management system.

4New stocks to be subject to quota management system

The fishstocks
specified in the second column of Schedule 1, in the quota management
areas specified in the third column of that schedule, are subject
to the quota management system established under Part 4 of the Fisheries Act 1996 on and from 1 April 2004.

5Fishing years

The fishing
year for each fishstock specified in Schedule 1 is the 12-month
period beginning on 1 April.

6How total allowable commercial catch and annual catch
entitlements to be expressed

The total allowable
commercial catch and annual catch entitlements for all fishstocks
specified in Schedule 1 are to be expressed
as greenweight kilograms.

Schedule 3Quota management areas for certain sea cucumber
stocks

Quota management area SCC1A—East
Northland

(a)commencing on the mean high-water mark
of the North Island at the north-easternmost point of Te Arai Point
(approximately 36°09.5′S and 174°39.1′E);
then

(b)proceeding in a generally northerly direction
along the mean high-water mark of the North Island to the easternmost
point of North Cape (approximately 34°24.8′S and 173°02.8′E);
then

(c)proceeding north along this line of longitude
from the easternmost point of North Cape to the exclusive economic
zone boundary (approximately 30°53.1′S and 173°02.8′E);
then

(d)proceeding in a generally south-easterly
direction along the exclusive economic zone boundary to latitude 33°20.0′S
off the north-east coast of the North Island (longitude approximately
177°51.0′E); then

(e)proceeding in a generally south-westerly
direction directly to the point of commencement.

Quota management area SCC1B—Hauraki
Gulf and Bay of Plenty

All that area of New Zealand fisheries
waters enclosed by a line—

(a)commencing on the mean high-water mark
of the North Island at the north-easternmost point of Te Arai Point
(approximately 36°09.5′S and 174°39.1′E);
then

(b)proceeding in a generally south-easterly
direction along the mean high-water mark of the North Island to the
northernmost point of Cape Runaway (approximately 37°32.3′S
and 177°59.0′E); then

(c)proceeding north along this line of longitude
to the exclusive economic zone boundary (at approximately 33°27.7′S
and 177°59.0′E); then

(d)proceeding in a generally north-westerly
direction along the exclusive economic zone boundary to latitude 33°20.0′S
off the north-east coast of the North Island (longitude approximately
177°51.0'E); then

(e)proceeding in a generally south-westerly
direction directly to the point of commencement.

Quota management area SCC2A—East
Coast and Gisborne

All that area of New Zealand fisheries
waters enclosed by a line—

(a)commencing on the mean high-water mark
of the North Island at the northernmost point of Cape Runaway (approximately
37°32.3′S and 177°59.0′E); then

(b)proceeding north along this line of longitude
to the exclusive economic zone boundary (at approximately 33°27.7′S
and 177°59.0′E); then

(c)proceeding in a generally south-easterly
direction along the exclusive economic zone boundary to the easternmost
point of the exclusive economic zone boundary nearest 34°22.1′S
and 179°29.6′E; then

(d)proceeding in a generally easterly direction
directly to the westernmost point of the exclusive economic zone boundary
nearest 34°34.2′S and 179°51.2′W; then

(e)proceeding in a generally south-easterly
direction along the exclusive economic zone boundary to latitude 39°29.0′S
(longitude approximately 177°35.0′W); then

(f)proceeding west along the 39°29.0′S
line of latitude directly to the mean high-water mark of the North
Island adjacent to Bluff Hill, Napier (longitude approximately 176°55.3′E);
then

(g)proceeding in a generally north-easterly
direction along the mean high-water mark of the eastern coast of the
North Island to the point of commencement.

Quota management area SCC2B—Wairarapa
and Wellington

All that area of New Zealand fisheries
waters enclosed by a line—

(a)commencing on the mean high-water mark
of the North Island adjacent to Bluff Hill, Napier (approximately
39°29′S and 176°55.3′E); then

(b)proceeding east along the 39°29′E
line of latitude directly to the exclusive economic zone boundary
(longitude approximately 177°35′W); then

(c)proceeding in a generally south-easterly
direction along the exclusive economic zone boundary to latitude 42°10.0′S
(longitude approximately 171°59.1′W); then

(d)proceeding west along the 42°10.0′S
line of latitude to longitude 174°42.0′E; then

(e)proceeding in a generally north-westerly
direction directly to the Brothers Island light (approximately 41°06.2′S
and 174°26.5′E); then

(f)proceeding in a generally easterly direction
directly to the mean high-water mark of the North Island at the westernmost
point of Te Paokapo at the northern end of Titahi Bay (approximately
41°06.0′S and 174°50.0′E); then

(g)proceeding in generally southerly, easterly,
and north-easterly directions along the mean high-water mark along
the western, southern, and eastern coasts of the North Island to the
point of commencement.

Quota management area SCC5A—Fiordland

All that area of New Zealand fisheries
waters enclosed by a line—

(a)commencing on the mean high-water mark
of the South Island at the westernmost point of Awarua Point (approximately
44°15.6′S and 168°03.1′E); then

(b)proceeding west along the line of this
latitude to the exclusive economic zone boundary (approximately 44°15.6′S
and 162°12.9′E); then

(c)proceeding in a generally southerly direction
along the exclusive economic zone boundary to latitude 49°00.0′S
(longitude approximately 161°26.2′E); then

(d)proceeding east along the 49°00.0′S
line of latitude to longitude 166°05.0′E; then

(e)proceeding in a generally north-easterly
direction directly to the mean high-water mark of the South Island
at the southernmost point of the western bank of the Waiau River mouth
(approximately 46°11.6′S and 167°36.9′E);
then

(f)proceeding in generally westerly and
north-easterly directions along the mean high-water mark of the South
Island to the point of commencement.

Quota management area SCC5B—Southland
and Stewart Island

All that area of New Zealand Fisheries
waters enclosed by a line—

(a)commencing at a point at the mean high-water
mark of the South Island at the southernmost point of the western
bank of the Waiau River mouth (approximately 46°11.6′S
and 167°36.9′E); then

(b)proceeding in a generally south-westerly
direction directly to a point at 49°00.0′S and 166°05.0′E;
then

(c)proceeding east along the 49°00.0′S
line of latitude to a point at 49°00.0′S and 169°00.0′E;
then

(d)proceeding in a generally north-easterly
direction directly to a point at 48°19.0′S and 170°31.0′E;
then

(e)proceeding in a generally north-westerly
direction directly to the mean high-water mark of the South Island
at the southernmost point of Slope Point (approximately 46°40.5′S
and 169°00.0′E); then

(f)proceeding along the mean high-water
mark of the South Island in a generally westerly direction to the
point of commencement.

Quota management area SCC7A—Challenger
(Marlborough Sounds)

All that area of New Zealand fisheries
waters enclosed by a line—

(a)commencing at the northernmost point
of Stephens Island (at approximately 40°39.0′S and 173°59.3′E);
then

(b)proceeding north along this line of longitude
to the northern boundary of fishery management area 7 (as defined
in Schedule 1 of the Fisheries Act 1996 ) at approximately 40°16.0′S and 173°59.3′E;
then

(c)proceeding in a generally south-easterly
direction directly to a point at 40°32.0′S and 173°59.3′E;
then

(d)proceeding in a generally southerly direction
directly to the Brothers Island light (approximately 41°06.2′S
and 174°26.5′E); then

(e)proceeding in a generally southerly direction
directly to a point at 42°10.0′S and 174°42.0′E;
then

(f)proceeding west along the 42°10.0′S
line of latitude to the mean high-water mark of the South Island near
Clarence Point (approximate longitude 173°56.5′E); then

(g)proceeding along the mean high-water
mark of the South Island in generally northerly and westerly directions
to the Channel Point light (at 40°55.50′S and 173°50.10′E);
then

(h)proceeding in a straight line to Reef
Point at French Pass (at 40°55.18′S and 173°50.04′E);
then

(i)proceeding in a generally northerly direction
along the mean high-water mark along the eastern side of D’Urville
Island to Cape Stephens (at approximately 40°41.55′S and
173°57.37′E); then

(j)proceeding in a straight line to the
southernmost point of Stephens Island (at approximately 40°40.66′S
and 173°59.21′E); then

(k)proceeding along the eastern side of
Stephens Island in a north-easterly direction along the mean high-water
mark to the point of commencement.

Quota management area SCC7B—Challenger
(Nelson)

All that area of New Zealand fisheries
waters enclosed by a line—

(a)commencing on the mean high-water mark
of the west coast of the South Island at the westernmost point of
Kahurangi Point (at approximately 40°47.0′S and 172°13.0′E);
then

(b)proceeding west along this line of latitude
to the easternmost point of the exclusive economic zone boundary (at
longitude approximately 167°04.2′E); then

(c)proceeding in a generally north-easterly
direction along the exclusive economic zone boundary to the easternmost
point of the exclusive economic zone boundary nearest 37°35.6′S
and 170°05.7′E; then

(d)proceeding in a generally south-easterly
direction directly along the northern boundary of fisheries management
area 7 (as defined in Schedule 1 of the Fisheries Act 1996 ) to a point at approximately 40°16.0′S and 173°59.3′E;
then

(e)proceeding south along this line of longitude
to the northernmost point of Stephens Island (at approximately 40°39.0′S
and 173°59.3′E); then

(f)proceeding along the western side of
Stephens Island in a south-westerly direction along the mean high-water
mark until reaching the southernmost point of Stephens Island (at
approximately 40°40.66′S and 173°59.21′E);
then

(g)proceeding in a straight line to Cape
Stephens (at approximately 40°41.55′S and 173°57.37′E);
then

(h)proceeding in a generally southerly direction
along the mean high-water mark along the western side of D’Urville
Island to Reef Point at French Pass (at 40°55.18′S and
173°50.04′E); then

(i)proceeding in a straight line to Channel
Point light (at approximately 40°55.44′S and 173°50.09′E);
then

(j)proceeding along the mean high-water
mark of the South Island in generally south-westerly, north-easterly,
and south-westerly directions to the point of commencement.

Quota management area SCC7D—Challenger
(Westland)

All that area of New Zealand fisheries
waters enclosed by a line—

(a)commencing on the mean high-water mark
of the west coast of the South Island at the westernmost point of
Kahurangi Point (at approximately 40°47.0′S and 172°13.0′E);
then

(b)proceeding west along this line of latitude
to the easternmost point of the exclusive economic zone boundary (at
longitude approximately 167°04.2′E); then

(c)proceeding in a generally south-westerly
direction along the exclusive economic zone boundary to a point on
the latitude of the westernmost point of Awarua Point (approximately
44°15.6′S and 162°12.9′E); then

(d)proceeding east along this line of latitude
to the mean highwater mark of the west coast of the South Island at
the westernmost point of Awarua Point (approximately 44°15.6′S
and 168°03.1′E); then

(e)proceeding along the mean high-water
mark of the South Island in a generally north-easterly direction to
the point of commencement.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of March 2003.

Pete Hodgson,Minister of Fisheries.

Explanatory note

This note is
not part of the notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This notice adds stocks
from 12 species to the quota management system established under Part 4 of the Fisheries Act 1996 with effect on and from 1 April 2004.

Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations
Publication Act 1989.

Date of notification in Gazette: 13 March 2003.

Contents

1General

2Status
of reprints

3How
reprints are prepared

4Changes
made under section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act
1989

5List
of amendments incorporated in this reprint (most recent first)

Notes

1General

This is a reprint of the Fisheries (Declaration of New
Stocks Subject to Quota Management System) Notice 2003. The reprint
incorporates all the amendments to the notice as at 14 March
2003, as specified in the list of amendments at the end of these notes.

Relevant provisions of any amending enactments that contain
transitional, savings, or application provisions are also included,
after the principal enactment, in chronological order.

2Status of reprints

Under section 16D of the Acts and Regulations Publication
Act 1989, reprints are presumed to correctly state, as at the date
of the reprint, the law enacted by the principal enactment and by
the amendments to that enactment. This presumption applies even though
editorial changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations
Publication Act 1989 have been made in the reprint.

This presumption may be rebutted by producing the official
volumes of statutes or statutory regulations in which the principal
enactment and its amendments are contained.

3How reprints are prepared

A number of editorial conventions are followed in the
preparation of reprints. For example, the enacting words are not included
in Acts, and provisions that are repealed or revoked are omitted.
For a detailed list of the editorial conventions, see http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/editorial-conventions/
or Part 8 of the Tables of Acts and Ordinances
and Statutory Regulations and Deemed Regulations in Force.

4Changes made under section 17C of the Acts and Regulations
Publication Act 1989

Section
17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act
1989 authorises the making of editorial changes in a reprint as set
out in sections
17D and 17E of that Act so that, to the
extent permitted, the format and style of the reprinted enactment
is consistent with current legislative drafting practice. Changes
that would alter the effect of the legislation are not permitted.

A new format of legislation was introduced on 1 January
2000. Changes to legislative drafting style have also been made since
1997, and are ongoing. To the extent permitted by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989, all legislation
reprinted after 1 January 2000 is in the new format for legislation
and reflects current drafting practice at the time of the reprint.

In outline, the editorial changes made in reprints under
the authority of section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication
Act 1989 are set out below, and they have been applied, where relevant,
in the preparation of this reprint:

•omission of unnecessary referential words (such as “of this section” and “of this Act”)

•typeface and type size (Times Roman, generally in 11.5 point)

•layout of provisions, including:

•indentation

•position of section headings (eg, the number and heading now appear
above the section)

•format of definitions (eg, the defined term now appears in bold type,
without quotation marks)

•format of dates (eg, a date formerly expressed as “the 1st day of January 1999” is now expressed as “1 January 1999”)

•position of the date of assent (it now appears on the front page
of each Act)

•punctuation (eg, colons are not used after definitions)

•Parts numbered with roman numerals are replaced with arabic numerals,
and all cross-references are changed accordingly

•case and appearance of letters and words, including:

•format of headings (eg, headings where each word formerly appeared
with an initial capital letter followed by small capital letters are
amended so that the heading appears in bold, with only the first word
(and any proper nouns) appearing with an initial capital letter)

•small capital letters in section and subsection references are now
capital letters

•schedules are renumbered (eg, Schedule 1 replaces First Schedule),
and all cross-references are changed accordingly

•running heads (the information that appears at the top of each page)

•format of two-column schedules of consequential amendments, and schedules
of repeals (eg, they are rearranged into alphabetical order, rather
than chronological).